Figure 1From: Community-driven development for computational biology at Sprints, Hackathons and CodefestsForms of academic exchange. The most common opportunities for scientists to meet separated by their drive for novelty and development (Y axis) and their duration (X axis), the former as a subjective consensus among the authors. Sprints, Codefests and Hackathons dominate for their focus on joint new developments, the transfer of expertise for new scientific questions, the distribution of infrastructure and a network of trust between the contributors. Longer programs like the Summer of Code combine many types of interactions over a long time, with the difference that those participating may be assigned different, specific roles - say as mentor and learner.Back to article page